Book review: Come Back, Cat by Joan L. Nodset
ComeBack, Cat by Joan L. Nodset is darling books that both kids and cats will
love. There are few words, but the story involves a little girl who wants to
play with a cat she meets. However, her attempts to catch and cuddle the cat
are met with fear and aggression from the object of her desire. Through the
story she learns how to move slower, and speak more calmly in order to win the
cat over, and allow it to trust her enough to come near.
Kids often let their excitement about animals override their
other judgments about how the animal is responding to them. This is a very
simple reminder for children to pay attention to the reactions they get from a
cat to help avoid frightening it, or getting bit or scratched themselves. My
kids have checked this out from the library more than once, and really love
reading it over again. The message seems to be working its way into their
brains too, but sometimes excitement still gets the better of them.
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